Burckhardt
Compression India
Burckhardt Compression
is a leading manufacturer
and service provider of
reciprocating compressor
systems. The company's plant in Pune,
India, recently discovered that most of
its machine abnormalities were related
to poor lubrication. Employee training
and certification would be the first
steps toward optimizing the facility's
lubrication practices.
After receiving training, the plant's mainte-
nance team was able to identify many
opportunities for improvement. Contamina-
tion due to open storage, common dispensing
devices for various oils, lack of a spill kit and
no emergency preparedness were just a few of
the areas of concern.
Standardizing lubricants on the basis of
viscosity and application would be the initial
focus. Oils were color-coded to improve visu-
alization. The number of lubricant types was
reduced from 15 to 12, while the lubricant
inventory was lowered by 30 percent. This not
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The lube room at the Burckhardt Compression India plant is shown before (left) and after
(right) improvements were made.
